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Weather Observers: A Manipulative Augmented Reality System for Weather Simulations at Home, in the Classroom, and at a Museum
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Hsiao, Hsien-Sheng; Chang, Cheng-Sian; Lin, Chien-Yu; Wang, Yau-Zng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
This study focused on how to enhance the interactivity and usefulness of augmented reality (AR) by integrating manipulative interactive tools with a real-world environment. A manipulative AR (MAR) system, which included 3D interactive models and manipulative aids, was designed and developed to teach the unit "Understanding Weather" in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Weather, Elementary School Science, Science Education
Seasonal Change Investigations
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Smith, Wendy – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2009
The author describes how the yearlong Investigating Seasonal Change at North Ponds project enabled third-grade students to take on the role of environmental scientists, recording and analyzing environmental data from ponds near their school. The students used an array of technological tools to explore and report on the causes and effects of…
Descriptors: Investigations, Environmental Education, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction
The Point of It All: Exploring Variations in Wind Vane Design
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Koballa, Thomas, Jr. – Science and Children, 2008
A wind vane is a tool for making observations of wind direction and initiating inquiries about the weather. Its construction and use continue to be mainstays of the science education of elementary students. By providing students with the opportunity to discern critical features associated with the wind vane's operation, you can ensure that…
Descriptors: Weather, Learning Activities, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Inquiring Minds Do Want to Know
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Hood, Kaitlyn; Gerlovich, Jack A. – Science and Children, 2007
In this article, the author shares her experience in successfully teaching elementary students how to create a tornado using a guided-inquiry approach. The guided-inquiry approach is a form of teaching in which the teacher poses the question, but lets the students decide how to answer the question. Students were so excited about the process they…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Weather
Designing Effective Visualizations for Elementary School Science
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Kali, Yael; Linn, Marcia C. – Elementary School Journal, 2008
Research has shown that technology-enhanced visualizations can improve inquiry learning in science when they are designed to support knowledge integration. Visualizations play an especially important role in supporting science learning at elementary and middle school levels because they can make unseen and complex processes visible. We identify 4…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Visualization, Computer Uses in Education
Inquiry Science, Sheltered Instruction, and English Language Learners: Conflicting Pedagogies in Highly Diverse Classrooms
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Settlage, John; Madsen, Anne; Rustad, Kerri – Issues in Teacher Education, 2005
When planning to teach science to students who are English language learners (ELLs), science teachers and some science educators look to sheltered instruction as a potential guide. The possibility of blending inquiry-based teaching with a sheltered instruction framework seems a promising method for providing high-quality science learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Science Teachers, Grade 2, English (Second Language)